We discuss a relativistic transport theory of condensed matter based on a microscopic system containing bosonic and fermionic degrees of freedom interacting via 3 - and 4-point interactions. We use the Dyson hierarchy as a solution to the underlying field theory and truncate this hierarchy by parametrizing the 2-particle-irreducible kernels of the 4- and 5-point vertex functions. We then perform a complete crossing-symmetric reduction of the 2-particle intermediate states of the theory. We obtain a reduction hierarchy and show how to explore the quality of our truncation scheme using this reduction hierarchy. Finally we discuss the problem of regularization of the theory in the case of hadronic matter by either putting form factors directly in the action or by using dispersion relations to introduce causal form factors into singular diagrams. / Graduation date: 1992

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers University, 2009. / "Graduate Program in Physics and Astronomy." Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-172).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1981.

Orientifolds of type II string theory offer a promising toolkit for model builders, especially when one includes not only the usual fluxes from NSNS and RR field strengths, but also fluxes that are T-dual to the NSNS three-form flux. These additional ingredients can help stabilize moduli and lead to D-term contributions to the effective scalar potential. We describe in general how these fluxes appear as parameters of an effective N = 1 supergravity theory in four dimensions for type IIA and type IIB string theory. We also show how these fluxes arise from compactifications on six-dimensional spaces that can be described by toroidal fibers twisted over a toroidal base. This approach leads us to a more subtle treatment of the quantization of the general NSNS fluxes. We illustrate these phenomena with examples of certain orientifolds of T⁶/Z₄. / text

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Reprint of one article by the author included in back of publication / 155 leaves ; 26 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mathematical Physics, 1973

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mathematical Physics, 1973. / Reprint of one article by the author included in back of publication.

Thesis (M.Sc.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mathematical Physics, 1974.

Thesis (Ph.D) -- Australian National University, 2007. / DVD contains movies in .mov (macintosh quicktime) and .mpg formats, providing additional visualisation of the material discussed in the thesis. It also contains the source files for figures within the thesis as well as sample numerical code that was used for the research. The accompanying .txt files provide a brief description of the movie and a link to the relevant part of the thesis. Also contains some files in pdf format.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.